From information gleaned from studying pleat shots - (just for educational purposes of course), the box pleated kilt is normally composed of panels with a strong feature of the sett placed centrally, being the visible face of the inverted pleats.

There are far fewer panels than is usual in a knife pleated kilt, and as the panels taper towards the waist usually the shaped edges are placed in a fairly featureless part of the sett so as not to draw attention to vanishing or narrowing stripes.

I believe that I have seen box pleated kilts with just six panels - perhaps even as few as five, though the search feature might bring up any number of photos, and I am sure those fortunate enough to have had box pleated kilts made for them by the experts will provide more information.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: